Abstract
Government policy is well identified as one of externalities to influence the technological development in textiles and clothing (T&C) industry. In this paper the key constitutes of industrial policy that affects the technological development in T&C industry adopted by three selected countries, Italy, the USA and HKSAR, from 1973 to 2000 are identified. It is assumed that the trend of growth/slump of total exports of T&C products is reflected the technological development in T&C industry and therefore the total export value in these three countries from 1973 to 2000 is analysed to understand the change of industrial policy that affects the technological development in their T&C industry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 483-522 |
Number of pages | 40 |
Journal | International Journal of Services, Technology and Management |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2005 |
Keywords
- Industrial policy
- Technological change
- Textiles and clothing (T&C) industry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Strategy and Management
- Marketing